Darshan plays the role of the brave warrior who is Rani Kittur Chennamma's trusted army chief who fought British rule till his death.

Jaya Pradha plays Kittur Chennamma, queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. She fought against the British 33 years before the 1857 Indian rebellion.

Jaya Pradha says, "This role is a dream-come-true for me. This is a special character for me. I have played Seeta, Shakuntala and many mythological roles. But I always wanted to play the role of a warrior.

"Whenever I used to see the statue of Kittur Chennamma in Parliament, I used to pray that I get a chance to portray her character in a film.

"Chennamma has blessed me. This film will showcase our history to our youngsters and inculcate patriotic fervour in them."

Nikitha plays Mallamma

Nikitha, who is paired opposite Darshan, is full of praise for the film.

"Director Naganna sir wanted to give my character authenticity. I was not allowed to stick bindis or paint my nails because it had to convey the period. I was allowed to use sindhoor instead of bindis," Nikitha said.

The film has been shot in Belgaum, Murugod cave, Mysore, Jaipur, and in a desert village in Rajasthan. Battle scenes were shot in a desert village with 30 elephants, hundreds of horses and thousands of soldiers and fighters.

Seven cameras were employed; some small ones were fitted to the horses, and some scenes were shot from a helicopter.

Ramesh Babu is the cinematographer and Yashovardhan has scored the music. The film is produced by Anand Appugol and written by Keshavaditya and Naganna.